24.4%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mermaid Beach · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Mermaid Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Mermaid Beach than in most other areas. Only 24.4% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures. This suggests a healthier-than-average population across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here, with mental health (7.4%) and arthritis (7.1%) being the most reported issues. This is consistent with the fact that 67.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.4%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Mermaid Beach, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.6% of people, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages. This need for help has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +45.0%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Mermaid Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30053/mermaid-beach/topic/health-disability